FNUS75 KSLC 202151
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
351 PM MDT MON SEP 20 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
ZONES 420...423 THROUGH 427...431...433 THROUGH 437...439 AND 440...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420 THROUGH 441....

.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
 SOUTHWEST UTAH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY
THROUGH THE STATE. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE AHEAD OF
ANOTHER APPROACHING SYSTEM...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE STATE AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MAKES ITS WAY
SOUTHWARD. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE STATEWIDE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING SYSTEM. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.
HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY ENOUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE STATE TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY. AS A
RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED STATEWIDE FOR
WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
                      SMOKE.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
  MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20
                      MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH
                      LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                      SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
  MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                      MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...MOAB
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100920.COFFE.01/SLC

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